Nigeria
North West Nigeria
Zamfara State

Bakura

Bakura is a Local Government Area in , . Its headquarters are in the town of Bakura at in the north-east of the Local government area.Wind It has an area of 1,366 km2 and a population of 186,905 at the 2006 census.
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  • Type: Village with 184,000 residents
  • Description: local government area in Nigeria
  • Also known as: “Bakura Local Government Area” and “Bakura, Nigeria”

Bakura

Latitude
12.6042° or 12° 36′ 15″ north
Longitude
5.874° or 5° 52′ 26″ east
Population
184,000
Elevation
309 metres (1,014 feet)
Open location code
7F47JV3F+MH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5836503404
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
8633503
Wiki­data ID
Q4849604
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yoruba—“Bakura” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Bakura (distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “Bakura”
  • Chinese: “Bakura”
  • French: “Bakura”
  • Fulah: “Bakura”
  • Hausa: “Bakura (Nijeriya)”
  • Hausa: “Bakura”
  • Igbo: “Bakura”
  • Italian: “Bakura”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Bakura”
  • Portuguese: “Bakura (Nigéria)”
  • Portuguese: “Bakura”
  • Spanish: “Bakura”
  • Yoruba: “Agbegbe Ijoba Ibile Bakura”
  • Yoruba: “Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Bakura”

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